Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 55 · 40 questions

Speaker's tip (Audience first): Formal: Annual Day, welcoming guests, debates, the assembly news, interviews, a vote of thanks. Informal: chatting with friends, birthday parties, family talk, calls with grandparents. Think about the audience first: their age, the occasion and what they already know. In formal speech say “going to”, not “gonna”.

1. 1.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) short, simple words (c) long, hard words (d) lots of difficult terms
2. 2.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) the length of the mic (c) who your audience is (d) your lunch plans
3. 3.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Good morning, respected
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to
12. 12.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
17. 17.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) bored and flat (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and rude
20. 20.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) would like (c) grateful (d) gonna
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
23. 23.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Gonna tell you something
24. 24.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Guess what happened!
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) It is my privilege to (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Guess what happened!
34. 34.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Guess what happened! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) What’s up, everyone?
35. 35.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal

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